chesten

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Pre-Greekbor.?
Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kắstănă)bor.
Latin castanea
Old French chastaignebor.
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Latin castaneabor.
Proto-West Germanic *kastannjā
Old English ċisten
Middle English chesteyne
English chesten

    Inherited from Middle English chesteyne. Akin to Old High German chestinna ("chestnut"; > German dialectal Keste).

    Noun

    chesten (plural chestens) (obsolete)

    1. A chestnut.
    2. A chestnut-tree.

    Anagrams

    Middle English

    Noun

    chesten

    1. alternative form of chesteyne (“chestnut”)
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